12 h. ago Notorious paedophile allowed to live just 24 steps from a children's playground

EXCLUSIVE: Todros Grynhaus was jailed for 13 years in 2015 after a campaign of sexual abuse against two teenage girls - now he's living just yards from a playground. Nicole Wootton-Cane reports.

Society

51 h. ago Playgrounds must be saved to stop children being ‘glued to screens’, MPs say

A cross-party group of MPs are backing plans which would ensure councils maintain playgrounds, and that new developments include play areas.

Politics

56 h. ago Blow by blow, how Elon Musk tore apart friendship with Trump with one bombshell post after another on X, from endorsing his impeachment to wild claims about Jeffrey Epstein

The public feud between Donald Trump and Elon Musk resembles a dispute between two children in the playground - except one is the leader of the free world and the other the world's richest man

Politics

3 d. ago Nick Knowles, 62, and his fiancée Katie Dadzie, 34, run last minute errands ahead of their 'lavish six

The lingerie brand boss, 34, and DIY SOS star, 62, began dating in 2021 after they met when their children became friends at a play centre and got engaged in 2023.

Politics

3 d. ago London football academy threatened with closure as council eviction looms

Football Samurai Academy is based in North Acton Playing Fields and partners with several local schools serving over 360 children from 25 nationalities

Events

3 d. ago Nick Knowles, 62, and his fiancée Katie Dadzie, 34, run last minute errands ahead of their 'lavish six

The lingerie brand boss, 34, and DIY SOS star, 62, began dating in 2021 after they met when their children became friends at a play centre and got engaged in 2023.

Politics

3 d. ago Florida woman arrested for spraying bear mace at children who were playing with bubbles, cops say

Ada Anderson, 81, was previously charged with assaulting another neighbor

Events

3 d. ago Kidnapped woman leaves ‘help me’ note at sandwich shop to alert workers and escape

Authorities say the woman indicated on the note that she ‘feared for her life’

Events

4 d. ago Gretna play park transformed to be inclusive to children of all ages and abilities

The Central Avenue Play Park has been officially opened after a tremendous community fundraising campaign.

Politics

4 d. ago Federal judge blocks Florida from enforcing social media ban for kids while lawsuit continues

A federal judge has barred state officials from enforcing a Florida law that would ban social media accounts for young children, while a legal challenge against the law plays out

Events

5 d. ago Colorado terrorist's job that put him close to unsuspecting Americans every day

To neighbors, Mohamed Soliman was a quiet father of five who watched his children play in the backyard of his two-bedroom Colorado Springs home. Then the FBI woke them up.

Events

8 d. ago Lights, camera, fractions: how Harry Potter TV actors will juggle Hogwarts with real lessons

Dozens of child actors will feature in HBO’s new Harry Potter series, all of them needing on-set tuition to be conjured up between scenesHarry Potter may have been overjoyed at going to Hogwarts school of witchcraft and wizardry, but the children playing Harry, Ron and Hermione in the forthcoming HBO TV series will vanish from their own schools for the rest of their childhoods.Instead the child actors – along with those playing Draco Malfoy, Ginny Weasley and the other Hogwarts pupils – will get much of their education from tutors at a “mini-school” to be conjured up at Warner Brothers’ Leavesden studio in Watford, north of London, when filming starts later this year. Continue reading...

Events

8 d. ago As Ice deports children, what futures do we lose? | Ariel Dorfman

I was forced to flee my homeland as a child; so were my own children. So the horror can be grasped by our celebrity-driven society: are we removing the next Mozart?Two children – a nine-year old boy and his six-year old sister – are playing at “house”, pretending to be their father and mother. Absorbed in the game, they repeat the words their parents have been whispering to each other when they thought their progeny were not listening.Playing like innocent children all over the world play and have played since the beginning of history. But, here and now, in America, the words some endangered children may be exchanging are far from innocent.Ariel Dorfman, an emeritus distinguished professor of literature at Duke University, is the Chilean-American author of the play Death and the Maiden and, more recently, the novels The Suicide Museum and Allegro. Continue reading...

Politics

8 d. ago From a Jersey Royals ad to performing on the West End: How new Harry Potter stars got their big breaks

This week Dominic McLaughlin, Arabella Stanton and Alastair Stout were unveiled as the children picked to play Harry, Hermione and Ron in the hotly anticipated TV adaptation of the series.

Politics

9 d. ago Russian army's 'official' video game promises more levels if Ukraine doesn't surrender

One gamer said Squad 22 ZOV 'encourages players to do horrible things on Ukrainian civilians including children deportation', while another described the twisted game as 'fun'

Politics

9 d. ago Florida woman accused of stealing family mementos from cemetery graves caught on camera

A Florida woman was arrested after being accused of stealing wind chimes from a grave site, which she admitted to having done before, police said.

Events

1 week ago 'Entitled neighbours demand their kids play in my garden as it's better than theirs'

A woman has been praised for banning the neighbourhood children from playing in her garden because the 'risks are too great' - but not everyone is pleased with her new rule

Politics

1 week ago Moment teenage thugs armed with hammers and knives invade club cricket pitch where children aged nine were playing

Maghull Cricket Club in Merseyside has reported 25 incidents to police of people harassing players, setting off fireworks and vandalising equipment since July 2024.

Events

2 w. ago Woman poured ‘contents of a can’ over senior citizen because he was wearing a MAGA hat, police say

Laura Garrett argued with Garry Gama over his choice to wear the ubiquitous piece of Trump merch, police say

Events

2 w. ago 'Monster' exposed himself to children, mapped their movements and played 'warped' games to find them

Police found paedophile Steven Loveridge had compiled detailed notes and maps showing the movements of girls, the schools and shops they attended and "escape routes" he could use to avoid being caught on CCTV

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